Patient definition

Patient means a person who is undergoing medical or other treatment as an in-patient in any hospital or similar institution;
Patient means a person (other than a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention in a youth custody institution) who is regarded as receiving free in-patient treatment within the meaning of regulation 2(4) and (5) of the Social Security (Hospital In-Patients) Regulations 2005.
Patient means a person covered under the plan established pursuant to this section.

Examples of Patient in a sentence

  • Employees may, with prior consent of the Patient Care or designate, work hours other than those set out in this Article.

  • No. 111-5, as amended (“HITECH Act”); provisions regarding Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records (codified at 42 C.F.R. Part 2), as amended; and TEX.

  • An employee who has a concern regarding a potential violation by ARMC of any of the applicable Cal/OSHA Safe Patient Handling regulations may bring such concern to the ARMC Safety Officer for review.

  • Patient care needs will take precedence over individual requests.

  • The Patient agrees for the Consultant to obtain from a credit reporting body (CRB) a credit report containing personal credit information (e.g. name, address, D.O.B, occupation, previous credit applications, credit history) about the Patient in relation to credit provided by the Consultant.


More Definitions of Patient

Patient means those persons who receive emergency and other medically necessary care at the Organization and the person who is financially responsible for the care of the patient.
Patient means a person who is under the care of a physician.
Patient means any person subject to or eligible as determined by the laws of the sending state, for institutionalization or other care, treatment, or supervision pursuant to the provisions of this compact.
Patient means an individual or animal subjected to healing arts examination, diagnosis or treatment.
Patient means an individual receiving care (or who has received care) from the Organization and any other person financially responsible for such care (including family members and guardians).
Patient means a person who is receiving or has received health services from a provider.
Patient means any Person receiving Medical Services from Borrower and all Persons legally liable to pay Borrower for such Medical Services other than Insurers.